 He became a member of scientific staffs of Qom University and taught many courses in theology and comparative philosophy.Larijani is a brother of Ali Larijani (Speaker of the Majlis), Mohammad Javad Larijani, Bagher Larijani (Chancellor of Tehran University of Medical Sciences), and Fazel Larijani (Iran's former cultural attachée in Ottawa).Larijani served as one of the 12 members of the Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran for eight years.